The Second Epistle General of Peter

Chapter 2

False teachers among the Saints are damned—Lustful Saints will perish in their own corruption.

1 But there were afalse prophets also among the people, even as there shall be bfalsecteachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that dbought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2 And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of atruth shall be evil spoken of.

3 And through covetousness shall they with afeigned words make merchandise of you: whose bjudgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their cdamnation slumbereth not.

4 For if God spared not the aangels that sinned, but cast them down to bhell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto cjudgment;

5 And spared not the old world, but saved aNoah the eighth person, a preacher of brighteousness, bringing in the cflood upon the world of the ungodly;

6 And turning the cities of aSodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an bensample unto those that after should live ungodly;

11 Whereas angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not railing accusation against them before the Lord.

12 But these, as anatural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly bperish in their own corruption;

13 And shall receive the areward of unrighteousness, as they that count it bpleasure to criot in the day time. Spots they are and blemishes, sporting themselves with their own deceivings while they feast with you;

14 Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children: